Definition of Stenosis

1.n. A narrowing of the opening or hollow of any passage, tube, or orifice; as, stenosis of the pylorus. It differs from stricture in being applied especially to diffused rather than localized contractions, and in always indicating an origin organic and not spasmodic.

Definition of Stenosis

1. Noun. (medicine) An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ. ¹

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Definition of Stenosis

1. a narrowing of a bodily passage [n -NOSES] : STENOTIC [adj]

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Literary usage of Stenosis

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1.The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1919)"These cases were definitely mitral stenosis and not aortic insufficiency, ...
Of the 36 cases, 24 were pure mitral stenosis, ie, with no insufficiency, ..."

2.A Text-book of medicine for students and practitioners by Adolf von Strümpell, Frederick Cheever Shattuck (1886)"stenosis of the Mitral Orifice (Mitral stenosis). Mitral stenosis often develops
in chronic endocarditis of the mitral valve, as a sequel to a previous ..."

3.The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of by William Osler (1901)"The two conditions, as already stated, may occur together, however, and probably
in almost every case of stenosis there is some leakage. ..."

4.The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of by William Osler (1905)"AORTIC stenosis. Narrowing or stricture of the aortic orifice is joot nearly so
common a- insufficiency. The two conditions, as already stated, ..."